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Buttonville P.S. was officially opened in September 1991. A child care centre, Buttonville Child Care, owned and operated by Upper Canada Creative Child Care, is located at Buttonville P.S. The school also works in partnership with nearby Chapel Place Day Care. |
Buttonville P.S. was officially opened in September 1991. A child care centre, Buttonville Child Care, owned and operated by Upper Canada Creative Child Care, is located at Buttonville P.S. The school also works in partnership with nearby Chapel Place Day Care. |
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== Notable Alumni == |
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*[[Andrew Hawling]] - Winney Baby |
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== School Events == |
== School Events == |
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Revision as of 13:25, 25 October 2010
| Buttonville Public School | |
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| Address | |
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141 John Button Blvd. , , L3R 9C2 | |
| Coordinates | 43°51′54″N 79°21′20″W / 43.86500°N 79.35556°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, Elementary school |
| Motto | "Learning and Growing Together." |
| Founded | 1991 |
| School board | York Region District School Board |
| Superintendent | Gayle Brocklebank-Vincent[2] |
| Area trustee | Elizabeth Richardson[2] |
| School number | 71870[1] |
| Principal | Bob Sandiford[2] |
| Grades | JK-8[1] |
| Enrollment | 428 (September 2008[3]) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Buttonville |
| Colour(s) | Red, White, and Black |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Team name | The Buttonville Bulldogs |
| Affiliation | none |
| Website | Official web site |
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (July 2010) |
Buttonville Public School is an elementary school in the Buttonville neighbourhood of Markham, Ontario, Canada in the York Region District School Board. It offers grades JK–8 and is a feeder school to Unionville High School (UHS).
History
Buttonville P.S. is named after John Button, a landowner in 1808 of some 300 acres (1.2 km2). Major Button was a supporter of law and order, who demonstrated his loyalty by leading the Markham Dragoons in the War of 1812.
In September 2007, the French immersion program relocated from Buttonville P.S. to a newly built French immersion school, Sir Wilfrid Laurier PS, located east of Woodbine Avenue north of Elgin Mills Road south of Major Mackenzie Drive.
Facilities
Buttonville P.S. was officially opened in September 1991. A child care centre, Buttonville Child Care, owned and operated by Upper Canada Creative Child Care, is located at Buttonville P.S. The school also works in partnership with nearby Chapel Place Day Care.
School Events
Buttonville P.S. has many events throughout the school year, including the annual Buttonville Run, Terry Fox run, Unicef "Trick or Treat" charity event, School dances and holiday concerts.
Fraser Institute
Buttonville ranked 103 out of 2786 Ontario elementary schools in 2008 according to the Fraser Institute. This is a decline over the five years prior when it ranked 45 out of 2374.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Buttonville Public School". Elementary School Profile. Ontario Ministry of Education. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ a b c d "Buttonvile P.S." York Region District School Board. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "Buttonville PS (71870)". Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "Report Card on Ontario's Elementary Schools 2008 Edition" (PDF). Studies in Education Policy. Fraser Institute. 2008. p. 77. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
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